Following the success of the first three years, FFOCOL will return for a fourth exciting year. Moving it to August this year, we have a myriad of new parties and events planned including outdoor screenings. FFOCOL continues to strive to raise awareness of film as an art form that deserves to be recognized in such an arts-friendly city. We hope to create an experience that will bring a new and diverse cultural event to the area. The festival aims to bring people together, showcasing seasoned and rising filmmakers and extraordinary work from around the world all while raising awareness of Columbus and Central Ohio as a filmmaking destination.

Stay tuned for upcoming parties leading up to the festival. We look forward to your support in 2015.

2015 Opening Night

THE KEEPING ROOM | 95 MINUTES

An action thriller film directed by Daniel Barber and written by Julia Hart. The film stars Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld, Sam Worthington, Amy Nuttall, and Ned Dennehy. It was screened in the Special Presentations section of the Toronto International Film Festival. The film will be released theatrically in a limited release in the United States on October 2, 2015.

Left without men in the dying days of the American Civil War, three Southern women—two sisters and one African-American slave—must fight to defend their home and themselves from two rogue soldiers who have broken off from the fast-approaching Union Army.

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FFOCOL, pronounced FOCAL, is a new breed of film festival for Columbus and the Midwest. The festival aims to create an experience that brings people together to discover extraordinary films from around the world. It is through the art of cinema that we foster a community that is more engaged, aware, and alive.

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For more information on becoming a sponsor please contact fontine@ffocol.com and download our Sponsorship Information